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Summary: Embarassment for Canon!
Review: This is simply a miserable piece of equipment. I own a Mustek 1200 ED and I purchased the Canon for the negative and slide scanning feature and at 1200 dpi (from negatives) it produced terrible quality in comparison to my Mustek, and the Mustek will not even scan negatives. There was indeed a greasy film on the inside of the glass bed, and the normal scanning of prints produced terrible quality images as well. Don't waste your time if you are planning on scanning anything worthwhile.
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Summary: Upgraders be warned!!
Review: This scanner has everything you could want: good quality, good usability, good speed. However, tech support is lacking. The packaging states (in small type) that this model does not support the use of a USB to PCI add-on card. My parents purchased this system because it was recommended to them, but they did not understand the difference between an add-on card and 'native' USB support. And the documentation does little to clarify this restriction for inexperienced users. For that matter, their technical support website and phone support did not address this issue either. If you had to purchase an upgrade card to enable your system to communicate with USB devices, then this system is NOT for you!!
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Summary: Excellent, Excellent scanner.
Review: This scanner was a replacement for my Mustek 1200 that I had recently bought and was dissatisfied with the quality of output. The Canon D660U, though not as fast as the Epson Expression 636 I use at work, has better output quality. This scanner is PERFECT for my home and business needs. The ability to scan 35mm slides and negatives is an added plus. Although I still use Adobe Photoshop to edit all my graphics, the software that comes with the D660U is every bit as good. The included Ceare Omnipage OCR software is top notch. This is an easy to use, high quality scanner package that everyone should be happy with.
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Summary: Great scanner for photos, negatives, and text.
Review: This was my first experience with a scanner, and it does everything I expected with absolutely no glitches. I wanted a scanner for all-around use, including scans of photos, negatives, and text, with photo-quality resolution. The scanner was easy to setup and is easy to use. I'm still discovering the capabilities of the included ArcSoft PhotoStudio software, but is certainly easy to get started with. The Caere OCR program works well in scanning files to Word. The negatives: scans on highest resolution are slow, and scanning negatives requires the removal of a sliding cover on the inside of the lid to expose a built-in backlight. All in all, I'm extremely happy with how well and how easily this scanner works.
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Summary: Dust Inside, aka DOA
Review: When you get it, check the inside glass with flash light before you plug it in. Mine was peppered with grime and dust; Scans show these as white specks everywhere! I'm returning this product from company that does no quality checks on its product. Mine also had DOA film scanner. You can be sure I'll try to avoid all future canon products.
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